Josh Howard has narrowed his list of potential landing spots to Brooklyn, New York, Utah, Indiana and Golden State and is expected to soon make a decision.
An unrestricted free agent, Howard averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 43 games for the Jazz last season.
The following 36 NBA players are currently under contract for the 12-13 season and are on their respective country's Olympic rosters:
Atlanta Hawks - no players
Boston Celtics - no players
Brooklyn Nets - Deron Williams (USA)
Charlotte Bobcats - no players
Chicago Bulls - Luol Deng (Great Britain)
Cleveland Cavaliers - Anderson Varejao (Brazil)
Dallas Mavericks - no players
Denver Nuggets - Timofey Mozgov (Russia)
Detroit Pistons - no players
Golden State Warriors - no players
Houston Rockets - no players
Indiana Pacers - no players
Los Angeles Clippers - Chris Paul (USA)
Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe Bryant (USA), Pau Gasol (Spain)
Memphis Grizzlies - Marc Gasol (Spain)
Miami Heat - LeBron James (USA)
Milwaukee Bucks - no players
Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Love (USA), Alexey Shved (Russia)
New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis (USA), Al-Farouq Aminu (Nigeria)
New York Knicks - Carmelo Anthony (USA), Tyson Chandler (USA), Pablo Prigioni (Argentina)
Oklahoma City Thunder - Kevin Durant (USA), Russell Westbrook (USA), James Harden (USA), Serge Ibaka (Spain)
Orlando Magic - no players
Philadelphia 76ers - Andre Iguodala (USA)
Phoenix Suns - Luis Scola (Argentina)
Portland Trail Blazers - Nicolas Batum (France), Victor Claver (Spain), Joel Freeland (Great Britain)
Sacramento Kings - no players
San Antonio Spurs - Tony Parker (France), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Boris Diaw (France), Tiago Splitter (Brazil), Patty Mills (Australia), Nando De Colo (France)
Toronto Raptors - Jose Calderon (Spain), Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania), Linas Klezia (Lithuania)
Utah Jazz - no players
Washington Wizards - Nene (Brazil), Kevin Seraphin (France)
The National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, the official minor league of the NBA, announced the affiliation system for the 2012-13 season. An all-time high eleven NBA teams will have single NBA D-League affiliates including first-year partnerships between the Boston Celtics and Maine Red Claws and the Portland Trail Blazers and Idaho Stampede.
Here are the affiliation for the 12-13 season:
AUSTIN TOROS (TX)
San Antonio Spurs
BAKERSFIELD JAM (CA)
Atlanta Hawks
Los Angeles Clippers
Phoenix Suns
Toronto Raptors
CANTON CHARGE (OH)
Cleveland Cavaliers
DAKOTA WIZARDS (Bismarck, ND)
Golden State Warriors
ERIE BAYHAWKS (PA)
New York Knicks
FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS (IN)
Charlotte Bobcats
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
IDAHO STAMPEDE (Boise, ID)
Portland Trail Blazers
IOWA ENERGY (Des Moines, IA)
Chicago Bulls
Denver Nuggets
New Orleans Hornets
Washington Wizards
LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS (CA)
Los Angeles Lakers
MAINE RED CLAWS (Portland, ME)
Boston Celtics
RENO BIGHORNS (NV)
Memphis Grizzlies
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS (TX)
Houston Rockets
SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE (SD)
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
SPRINGFIELD ARMOR (MA)
Brooklyn Nets
TEXAS LEGENDS (Frisco, TX)
Dallas Mavericks
TULSA 66ERS (OK)
Oklahoma City Thunder
Brian Shaw and Mike Malone have withdrawn their names from consideration for the head coaching job of the Orlando Magic.
Shaw has been a candidate for recent openings for the Lakers and Bobcats, amongst others.
Orlando is looking for a replacement for Stan Van Gundy.
Shaw is currently an assistant coach with the Pacers, while Malone has the same position with the Warriors.
The Nets defeated the Pacers by a final score of 90-77 behind 34 points by MarShon Brooks.
Tornike Shengelia had 16 points, while Jeff Foote had 11 points 11 rebounds.
Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 19 points. Miles Plumlee had nine points and six rebounds.
The Jazz defeated the Pacers by a final score of 87-81 in Summer League action on Thursday.
Alec Burks led the Jazz with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Enes Kanter had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Ben Hansbrough led Indiana with 18 points and four assists. Miles Plumlee had 15 points and six rebounds.
The Bobcats have withdrawn their qualifying offer to D.J. Augustin.
The Pacers have reached a one-year deal with Augustin, according to a report from Mike Wells.
Indiana traded Darren Collison on Wednesday with the belief they would acquire a point guard shortly thereafter.
Gerald Green has agreed to a contract with the Pacers, according to a report from Peter Vecsey.
Indiana also had interest in O.J. Mayo and Courtney Lee.
Mike Wells reports that Green will sign a three-year, $10 million contract.
The Pacers have acquired Ian Mahinmi in a sign-and-trade agreement from Dallas in exchange for Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones.
Mahinmi will be Roy Hibbert's backup at center.
Mahinmi will receive a four-year, $16 million contract.
The Celtics defeated the Pacers by a final score of 85-77.
Boston had five players (Jared Sullinger, E'Twaun Moore, Kris Joseph, Jamar Smith, JaJuan Johnson and Dionte Christmas) finish in double-figures.
Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 19 pionts, while Miles Plumlee had 18 points and eight rebounds.
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